Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 328
                        Barcode 681728
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11  The Committee on Criminal Justice (Crist) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 3, lines 4 through 29, delete those lines
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18         (d)  "Law enforcement vehicle" means any marked or
19  unmarked automobile used by a law enforcement agency to serve
20  the community or patrol a specific area.
21         (3)  The department shall administer a grant program to
22  provide funds to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of
23  placing AEDs in law enforcement vehicles.
24         (4)(a)  A law enforcement agency shall provide matching
25  funds of at least 25 percent in order to be eligible for
26  funding when making a grant request.
27         (b)  A law enforcement agency that serves a rural
28  community as defined in section 288.0656, Florida Statutes,
29  which requests a grant is not required to provide a 25-percent
30  match, but must provide matching funds of at least 10 percent
31  in order to be considered for funding. The department shall
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 328
                        Barcode 681728
 1  give priority consideration to grant applications received
 2  from rural law enforcement agencies.
 3         (5)  The department shall adopt rules for administering
 4  the Automated External Defibrillator grant program by
 5  September 1, 2005.
 6         Section 2.  (1)  The sum of $4.8 million is
 7  appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department
 8  of Law Enforcement for the purpose of implementing a
 9  competitive grant program during the 2005-2006 fiscal year for
10  placing automated external defibrillators in law enforcement
11  vehicles.
12         (2)  The department may spend up to 3 percent of the
13  funds received under subsection (1) for administrative costs.
14         (3)  The department shall carry over any unused funds
15  from the 2005-2006 fiscal year for a period not to exceed 2
16  years for the purpose of distributing any remaining funds to
17  law enforcement agencies through the Automated External
18  Defibrillator grant program.
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22  And the title is amended as follows:
23         On page 1, lines 11 and 12, delete those lines
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25  and insert:
26         request; providing an exception; providing for
27         priority consideration for certain
28         applications; requiring the department to adopt
29         rules; providing an appropriation; providing
30         for administrative costs; providing
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